PERSONAL

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 212, 1 September 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL

Mr. 11. H. Robiotoa, B.Sc, of Gisborne, who resigned in April last iliis appointment as director of technical instruction at Napier, lias been appointed lay curate at Kt. Matthcwßi Anglican Church, Auckland. At lnglewood last week Mr. H. \\y Hopson was married to Miss Agues Young, daughter of Mr. Hugh Young. Mr. Joseph Scaly, of Tinuiru, has been elected a member of the Canterbury Land Board to represent the drown tenants.—Press wire. Mr. It. H. Lartcr, well known as Messrs. Bing, Harris and Co.'s Wellington representative on this coast, is at present in town laid aside through illness, and is to go under an operation in Miss Baker's private hospital. At a meeting of the Municipal Electric Light Committee last night, it was resolved to appoint Mr. A. Dixon, of the Town Clerk's ollice, to the Electric Light Department, vice Mr. Collis, who recent-

ly resigned, An old resident of llawcrn, a the person of Mrs. Jane Bucklanu, wile ot .John Auckland, of liawera, died on Sunday. Six sons and three daughters arc left to mouiTi their loss. Deceased had resided there for i\ years. Mr. R. G. Cavendish Bentinck writes

as follows in the Church Times (Lon-don):—-'May 1 remind hom-e and colonial readers that next year is the centenary of the birth of Bishop Geo. Aug. Selwyu? Surely steps will be taken to arrange a simultaneous commemoration of the pioirecr \>ork lie so bravely undertook in New Zealand." Mr. Frederick Newsham, a member of an old North Taranaki family, died at the local Hospital yesterday." He was born at Omnia, sixty years ago, possessed a cheerful ami kind disposition, and was a general favorite. In the early days lie earned not a little fame, particularly amongst the natives, for his skill as a horseman and his utter lack of fear in the trying and difficult situations incidental to the life of thosa stirring days. The funeral takes placi to-day, the body being interred at Omata.

The death is announced of Mr. Gordon Forlong, of Wangamii, which occurred at Rongotea on Sunday. The deceased, who was born in 181!), was the second

son of William Forlong, of Mount Krins, Loch Syne-side. Tlis mother was the daughter of General Gordon, of Park Hill, Titlurg. Ho was educated at Glasgow Grammar School and Kdinlmrgh University, and passed to the Scottish Bar in 1842, being head of the list for that year: lie gained some distinction as an advocate in the Supreme Court. Mr. Forlong was one of the leaders in the great religious revivals in the Smith of Scotland in 1800 and 1805. In 1808 he went to Kngland and built a large iron church known as the Talbot Tabernacle in the West of London, capable of accommodating 1000 people. He preached there for eight years. On account of ill-health he gave the work up, and came with his familv to New Zealand. They left England in the Dunbritton on 2nd May, 1870, arriving in Wellington in August of the same year. In Xew Zealand he took up a farm in the ltaugitikei district. In 1880 lie went to Dunedin, 'where he again took up evangelistic work, his clear, logical, ana forceful preaching drawing large crowds. About 1885 he removed to Wanganui. Mr. Gordon Forlong was a distinguished

Greek and Hebrew scholar, having given much time to the study of thu Scrip lures in the original. lie was inai'rl.-d twice. His first wife was Miss Laura Austcy, of liath, England. By her he hail two daughters. In 1850 he married Miss Elizabeth Anna ll'oulton, daughter of the late Dr. J. Houlton, President -if the lioyal Philosophical Society of London. By this marriage he had .eleven children, seven of whom survive him. There are also thirty-eight grandchil- J dron. Mr, Houlton Forlong, the eldest son, who was a missionary, predeceased his father by about three'weeks.

A Wellington lady has been advised that Lady Wasteneys, formerly of Auckland, and for a time resident i.i Wellington, lias written a novel entitled "Life's Wreckage," which has found a publisher and will shortly be placed on the market. The letter'contains tflie. further news that the publishers have accepted another book from Lady Wasteneys' pen, presumably 'on the merit of the first story. Lady Wasteneys, who is well-known in England as a philanthropist, has a beautiful home in Sussex, and it is her wi* to endow this ns a home for poor gentlewomen. The proceeds of the sale of her novel are to he devoted to this purP"se.